negotiations

/nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz/

//nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz// noun

"negotiations" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“negotiations” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,066. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,066
frequency rank, English
24,391
“N” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of negotiation

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

negotiations vs negotiation
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for negotiations
PropertyValue
Headwordnegotiations
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz/
Letters12
Frequency rank#5,066
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “negotiations” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). negotiations lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around negotiations (IPA /nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,066 among 24,391 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of negotiation".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for negotiations, with forms such as "engotiations", "neggotiations", and "negoitations". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "negotiation", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is negotiations, spelled N-E-G-O-T-I-A-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of negotiation

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • engotiations
  • neggotiations
  • negoitations
  • negotaitions
  • negotiaitons
  • negotiatinos
  • negotiationns
  • negotiationss
  • negotiatiosn
  • negotiatoins
  • negotiattions
  • negotitaions
  • negottiations
  • negtoiations
  • neogtiations
  • ngeotiations
  • nnegotiations

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of negotiations - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

engotiations2neggotiations1negoitations2negotaitions2negotiaitons2negotiatinos2negotiationns1negotiationss1
Edit distance from "negotiations"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "negotiations"?
"negotiations" is spelled N-E-G-O-T-I-A-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz/.
What does "negotiations" mean?
As a noun, "negotiations" means: plural of negotiation
What words are commonly confused with "negotiations"?
"negotiations" is commonly confused with "negotiation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "negotiations"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "negotiations" is /nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "negotiations" come from?
"negotiations" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “negotiations”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is N-E-G-O-T-I-A-T-I-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “negotiation” - see the side-by-side comparison. negotiations vs negotiation
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list